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IT Specialist Databases

Learn database concepts, tools, and techniques to pass the IT Specialist Databases certification and advance your career.

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This IT Specialist Database course aligns with the ITSPC Databases exam objectives. The exam is designed for candidates who have the skills required to design and query relational databases, such as MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle. In this preparation course, you’ll refine your concepts of Database Design, Database Object Management using DDL, Data Retrieval, Data Manipulation using DML, and Troubleshooting. 

Skills You’ll Get

  • Learn how to select, insert, update, and delete data in databases using SQL
  • Create tables, views, stored procedures and other database objects
  • Establish relationships between tables using primary, foreign, and composite keys 
  • Ensure efficient data organization and storage by applying normalization techniques 
  • Enhance data retrieval speed by designing and implementing various types of indexes 
  • Manage transactions to maintain data consistency and integrity within databases 
  • Secure databases by setting roles, and permissions, and implementing security measures 
  • Ensure data safety by creating database backups and restoring data when necessary

 

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1

Understand Core Database Concepts

  • Understand How Data is Stored in Tables
  • Understand Relational Database Concepts
  • Understand Data Manipulation Language (DML)
  • Understand Data Definition Language (DDL)
  • Summary
2

Create Database Objects

  • Choose Data Types
  • Understand Tables and How to Create them
  • Create Views
  • Create Stored Procedures and Functions
  • Summary
3

Manipulate Data

  • Select Data
  • Insert Data
  • Update Data
  • Delete Data
  • Transaction Controls
  • Summary
4

Understand Data Storage

  • Understand Normalization
  • Understand Primary, Foreign, and Composite keys
  • Understand Indexes
  • Summary
5

Administer a Database

  • Understand Database Security Concepts
  • Understand Database Backups and Restore
  • Summary
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Appendix

1

Understand Core Database Concepts

  • Dropping a Column from a Table
  • Creating an ER Diagram
  • Renaming a Table
  • Creating a Database
  • Deleting a Database
  • Adding a Column to a Table
  • Modifying a Column in a Table
  • Using the SELECT Command
  • Using the CREATE Command
2

Create Database Objects

  • Creating a Stored Procedure
  • Modifying Stored Proc Definitions
  • Creating a View using the WITH CHECK OPTION Clause
  • Creating an Inline Table-Valued Function
  • Using the ALTER VIEW Statement
  • Using the CREATE VIEW Syntax
  • Handling NULL Values
  • Exceeding Data Type Limit
  • Inserting Values into a Table using the Stored Procedure
  • Altering a Stored Procedure
3

Manipulate Data

  • Using a Complex Inner Join
  • Using a Simple Inner Join
  • Using CROSS JOIN
  • Using RIGHT OUTER JOIN
  • Using LEFT OUTER JOIN
  • Using the DELETE Statement
  • Using the UPDATE Statement
  • Using the INTERSECT Operator
  • Using FULL OUTER JOIN
  • Using the EXCEPT Operator
  • Using the UNION Operator
  • Using the SELECT DISTINCT Statement
  • Using the ORDER BY Keyword
  • Using the SELECT, FROM, and WHERE Clauses
  • Using the INSERT Statement
  • Using Transaction Controls
4

Understand Data Storage

  • Creating a Non-Clustered Index
  • Using a Function-Based Index
  • Creating a Function-Based Index
  • Using Referential Integrity Constraints
5

Administer a Database

  • Creating a Backup
  • Accessing the Database Roles
  • Adding a New Login

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The IT Specialist Databases certification is a credential that validates your understanding of core database concepts, relational databases, data manipulation and definition languages (DML and DDL), and database administration tasks.

This IT Specialist Databases study guide is ideal for individuals interested in pursuing a career in database management or those who want to enhance their understanding of how databases function.

In this IT databases certification training, you’ll explore topics such as relational databases, data storage, and manipulation. In addition, advanced topics like creating stored procedures and managing transactions will refine your strategic thinking and technical skills. By diving into security concepts, backup and restore methods, and database normalization, this course ensures you have the skills to manage and optimize data systems effectively and pass the ITSPC exam.

Earning the IT specialist database certification provides numerous benefits, including: 

  • Recognition of your database skills 
  • Career Advancement 
  • Enhanced technical expertise 
  • Industry relevance

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